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I BEHEL' I 'QShQetES-f-Snee tIf i Grain Binder.

Patented Sept. 19, 1865.

' 4 Sheets-Sheet .2. J. BEHEL. Grain Binder.

No. 49,970. Patented Sept. 19, 1865. I

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It 4 Sheets-Sheet 3. L'BEHEL.

Grain Binder. b No. 49,970. Patented Sept. 19,!865.

' '4 Sheets-Sheet 4. .I. BEHEL. 7 Grain Bind er.

Patgntd Sept. 19-, 1865.

UNITED STATES PA.E

.IE 'IG E-F- JAOOB BEHEL, on'Roo nonn-intinois..

. Specification forming part Letters Patitilto. 49,9729; dated September 129,- 1855.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known-that LJncon BEHEL, of Rock forchiuthc county 'of Winnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new-and .nseful Improvements in Binders for Reaping- Machines; and that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the sn'nie, reference being lied to the accoinpanyingdrawings, in which i Figure 1 represents eplnn of a bindingnnachine einl'i'odying my invention. l.Fig. 2 rep resents e. rear view of the some. Fig.3- represents n side View of the some. Figs-4 and 5 represent imgmentery portions of the ringcarrier and Figs. 6 to 21 represent yicws of parts of the machine drewn neon e larger scale than the previous ilgnnes, and denoted hy the same letters oi'ref rence t'tS are applied to the same ports in the said previous figures.

' nee the 16th dey of February, 1864, which devices were employed by me in connection with rcci procetingcompressin g devices: Now, theohject of the invention which constitutes the eminent-matter of the present patent is to obtain in one machine the advantages resulting from the employment of o. ring-carrier to carry the compressing-strap and binding-cord nround the gavel, and the advantages result ing from the tying of the'hand into a. knot,

and also to improve certain members of the binding apparatus. To this end the first part of my present invention consists of the er? rangement of the, cogwheel that transmits motion to the ring-carrier upon the axle of one oi the wheels which holds the-ringcnrrier in its place, so that the teeth of the said cog-' wheel are prevented from en gaging too deeply with the teeth of the cog-wheel upon the ring carrier.

The object of the second onrt of my ihvensome of its appurtenances; andtion' is to obtain; in e binding nppere'tns titted with e ring-cerrier, the advantages resulting from the employment of n vibrating stenderd around the gevcl end a. vihreting tension-crinof the compressing-strep, a. rope being. less costly then the leather strep hitherto nsed in such e machine end -h e ing elsoce oaihlcof'replacement-lay any fe'rtnen pert-oi my invention consists of the hoin'hinetion oin ring-cerrier with e detnchehle holder; of snitehle size end form to hold the knotted end of n rope compressing-strep, end to seize the same when the compressingstrnp is with: drown from the sheet.

The object of the fonrth pert oi the int-entionis to reins: the compressing-strep slightiy when the tying-bill begins to operate upon the cord-heed eroded 'gevel of grain. and

consists oi'the comhinetionjcf e detechnhle compressing-strep holder with en escepement operating in such manner that theseid strep holder ishrst permitted to move snficicntly to' relax the strepwithont letting it go, and is subsequently permitted to move e farther dis tones for the purpose of letting go the end of the strep, r

The fifth pert'ot'v the invention consists of the combination of e, turning cord-holder with a. ring-carrier, whereby the necessity of feeding anew the end of the cord to the cordholdcr of the ringecnrrier, previous to the binding of each sheet, is avoided.

The object oi the sixth port of the invention is to guide the hiodingcord into the turning cord-holder, so that it may be seized thereby v with certainty. This part of my invention consists of the combination of the turning cord-holder and ringcerrier with e cord-holder case, grooved or indented at the forward side,. so as to direct the cord into the gripe of the cord-holder: i

The object of the seventh pert of the invention is to relax the tension upon the bin-ding cord at the time it is being applied to the gavel of rain. This part of my invention consists o the combination of the cord spool or reel, the unwinding. ofwhich is impeded by a friction apparatus with a swingi g frame, and with a cord-guide secpred to s id- -frame in such manner that the pnllingof the cord through the cord-guide. tends .to. more the; -swinging frame and relieve the friction .np'onthespool; r g the object of the eighth part of the invention isto pr'erentt'he tying-bill from being m ved:. -beyond the position it'is to occupy during'ihe turning ot' the' binding-cord .hpon it,- andto hold it securely in. that'p'osition as required in the. opei'ation of thenalinks, which' prevent the movement otathe tying hill-beyond the proper distance, and

hold it rigidly nntilj their joint is flexed by the operation'of the machine.

3 The object of the ninth part'of the inve'ntion i is toplace the ends of the: band surrounding ;.the"gavel in the proper position to be operated uponloy the tying-bill. This part of the invention -consists sot-{tbsp combjnationmof. ...a

" slotted pisses sea between thetying-bill and the positihnc-of ihe genel pfgrninwwithm guide-plate to guide the ends of the band into the-slot of the slotted plate, whichis in the proper-position to hold the ends of the band for 'the-ty-ing-bill. I

.. The object of the tenth partof the invention is to'prevent the .cord' proceeding from the gavel,'being bound to thespool, from being gripedby the. cord-holder untilthe requisite quantity of cord is withdrawn. from the spool. This part of myinvention consistso'f the combination of the cord-holder with a movable protector to. pretentthe cord-from passing into the cord-holder until therequired qnantityha's been delivered from the-spool.

The eleventh part of the invention-consists of the combination of the. tying-bill with a- .movahle knife for severing the cord after. the tying-bill has tied the knot.

The twelfth part of the invention consistsof ihe combination of the knife with the'instrument that imparts motion to theescapement of the co'mpressing-strap-holder,so that the: knife and escapement are operated by the movement of a-single instrument. 4

The object of the thirteenth part of; the invention-is to permitthe ring-carrier to-retrograde slightly-during thetying of the band,-- and consists bf the combination of a. pair of spring-dogsseeured totbe ring-carrier, with a yieldingstop-secured to the frame of. the machine, sothat-the stop, which stops the ring-.

carrier, and also prevents it from-frunning backward, yields to the strain produced by tying-the-band.

A This part of my inventionconsists of .ihe combination of the moving framework of the. ty'ing-hill-with the, fixedframe-work ofithe binding-apparatus bylmeans of toggle-jointed {The binding-apparatus represented in the drawingsis an example of the best mode of embodying all the parts of myinven-tion which I, have-thus ,far devised, -Ii3:-i8 mounted upona platform, A, which may be an extension of the raking-platform of the reapingemaohine. The cradle of this apparatus, in which the ga'velof grain isreceived. for the purpose of being 'ibo'nnd, is formed of wood, lined with jsheet-m'etahand hassaflaring month, B, by. which the gavel isentered into the frame 0,:

which sustains the ring-carrier D, that carries thecompressing-bandand binding-cord around the gavel. The .ring-carrierDis of a T-section, its web being received inthe grooved peripheries of; three guide-wheels, a a? a,

which hold it in place and guide it when m volving, :a'Its interior cylindrical surface is slightly-'overlappedby the binder edge ofthe sheet 'me'talIwithuwhich the cradle islined,

purpose of turning the wheel: a, the. pinion, a, which it drives, andthe ring-carrier D, which the pinion drives .by acting upon its annular cog-wheel a. The shaft of the wheel of? ,is flttedwithiaicrankgllg to which theiether- .hand of the operator can be applied, so that "he has the means of exertinghis whole strength, ,it' necessary, in ,moving the ring carrier. The pinion a is applied tothe arbor of one of the guide-wheels 00, so that the rim.

of the latter not only sustains the ring-carrier whentu-rnin g, but a so prevents the teethof its annulurcog-wheel and drivingpinion from engaging too deeply in gear, ..Th'e ringcarrier holds and carries theend of the compressing-strap bywhich the gavel is compressed, .and'also the end of the. bindingcord, sothat, by turning the ring-terrier, both of these are caused to encircle the gavel of grain lying in the cradle. The compressing strapa is most cheaply-and conveniently made of rope. As it mustalwayshe held with sufficient tension to compress the gavel, must be rendered up to encircle the gavel, and must be taken back when loosed from. the sheaf after the binding is completed, it is passed to and 'fro around two setsof sheavestheoriesetJ), stationary and'the other set, I), secured tothe end of a swinging arm, 1 controlled by a spring, H, (represented in dotted lines in Fig; 1,) which exerts the requisite tension upon the strap. Thisarm is substantiallythe same instrument as the swinging standard for the same purpose described in the patent granted to Behel and Hedges'the 6th day of Septemher, 1864.- One extremity of the rope is made fast to the "frame of. the machine at b,- the otherend is formed into a knot which can be. griped bye holder secured to the ring'cartier eeooe 8 :for the purpose of carrying the atria around the gavel. The ring-carrier in. thepresent machine is arranged to move always in the same direction, and, conmuentiy, the strep- 1 hoidei: must be. construe and operated it such manner that it will let go the end of the ,corhpressihgetrap, after the sheaf is bound,

' must, be fitted to act upon each anartici'e.

The strap-hoiderH, therefore, consists of a.

. wheel, turning upon a pivot, c, secured tothe ring-carrier, and having three eurved forked arms, the construction of which is best seen 'tt Figs. 7 and 8, the fork of each aim being of enifieient width to admit the'roend body of I the rope, but too narrow to permit the knotted enti'tepase between the tines. vOoneeqmentiy,

, the knot hangs upon one of the forke, as

ehooiz'n indotted lines at; Fig, 2, until the par tiai turningoi the strep-holder permits it to eecepe. This etrap-hoiier is pertieiiy covered thy e casing, d, and as the'etran extends from the eheeverb to the strap-homer in the direction of a tangent to the circle of the ring-certier: when the etrep-heider is etthe starting and etopping point oi its revoiution, the efiect' ohcerrying'theend -of the""stxopwound the; gavei is to cause the etrap-hoider,-toward the completion of the revolution, to pass upward hetween the gavellin'the cradle and the tengential portion of the strap. Moreover, the

,outer edge of the casing oi the stra -holder is eiit so that its edges formeheehs ff, which then permit the tangential portion to enter the strap-holder and guide it between the tines of the forked arms. Hence, when the strap hoider is permitted to turn a third of a revolotion, and thereby iet go the hoot-ted end of the compressing-strep, and this; strap is drawn oh. the sheaf, and through the siit of the easing, by the action of the arm F, the next succeeding forked arm is, brought into the position to seize upon that end and hoid it ready to be carried around the next gavel to be bound. The strap-holder is prevented from turning to let go the knotted end of thecompreesing-strap until the. sheafje hound, End is their detached, or liberated, hy means-of an escopement consisting'oi' a vibrating iorked detent, G, Whose arme' e c pro @aiiete whieh engage eiternateiy pine, i t mo ieting from the die strap-holder. This detent is neid e in the position shown at Fig}. 17, let of one of its arms e in the pee tee of the 'a epring? the 3miindicated by the arrow in Fi t '3', toe ieilet oi the arm sis removed from the pie the strap- War to stop moved omit hoider, and t the tome time the eeeond peh let (that of the arm; 0) lie-placed within the range of movement of the pins, so that the I 'etrap-holder is permitted to turn 'a ehort the tense until one of its pins strikes the eecomi gmii'et, (arm e When the detent is vibrated in the ieverse direction to the arrow in Fig. I, the eeconfi paiiet (are! e) is femoved from the pin that heoreopon it, and the strap-holder ie ipermitteei to'turn' untii the pin which comeepoeiis "with the next succeeding forked em; to that which held the end of the strap come "in oonteotwith the first pellet (arm c) of th detent, wherehythat forked arm is pieced in the position for catching and hoiding knotted end of the rope-strap. The movement ot the tieteht infthe direction of the arrow in Fig. Elie efiected by forcing the wedge-formed end oi it slide, K, Figs. 3,19,21,12,13, he-

twcen the edge of the-detent end. the fete.

'ot the edjecent eocket, in which it eonte-ineti, opening, 5, Figs. 4 and i, heiti'g met-1e the casing oi? the etrep-hoider topezrmit the'ehtre cce of the'end of the eiide thie eee.,' The return moveineet ot the .detent e hy'ite storing gs, eoon as the eiide ii ifflt liiihdii'flwfln The mode oi mot tog-the eiidetviii he deeerihed hereafter. in order to ieeeeii theihietion'of the compi es-hing- ,etmp when itrie't'irewn fromthe eheei, the etrep-hoithan preceded and succeeded by frietioneheevee his, open whieh-the rope-strep rnne when it iedrewn oh,

in order that the ringcerriei: may hoid the end of "the timing-cord and draw it round the gevei, it is oomhined with a oordhohier, which ie-oonteined withine casing, ti, mode fast to it Thie cord-holder is e turning ooz'ti holder, constructed enhetentiaiiy no deeeriheii in the patient greeted to me the 16th deg! February, 18%, With a oyiinder, L, Figs, h and 1h, Whose herrei is ribbed, end with a spring shoe, The eyiinder is prevented item term ing backward hy e pewi, to, acting upon the teeth of a, roteh'et wheei, hi, and etheiey-wheei,

n, is provided, ztii snhstentieiiyee deecriheti in myeeiei patent. \ith e'end oi the binding-cord is held in this cord-hoioier hetween the hatrrei of 1m cyiinder end ite spring-shoe, and; by the tn'rnin of thering-cerriet is caused to emitcie the gevei ht gratin htloi'eooer, ate the oorti is we to the eotoL-hoider from at sheave, N,

which is heiow the cord-hoitjier when it ie at the coed, h

.' and the horrid of the cyiinder L, which, tum

- end of casing bein g situated ing by the pressure, gripes it withoutiletting go of the end of the-cord, so that both extremities of the portion of the cord around the gavel are held by the cord-holder, and vas this portion issevered from the remainder (as will be hereinafter described) at a point between the cord-holder and the gavel, leaving the new end of the cord in the cord-holder, this combination of a turning cord-holder with the ring-1.

carrier avoids-the necessity of feeding the end of the cordanew to the cord-holder of the ring-carrier sheaf. v I v i 1 Thesupply of cord is drawn from a spool or reel, M, which is situated-fat one side of the eframe of 'the binding, apparatus, and is conducted thence to a set of sheaves, b, at the opposite side of the binding-frame, 'and from The spool them upward to the cord-hinder. (shown in elevation at Fig; 2)' is pivoted in a. swinging lever-frame, 0, which' is provided with a cord-guide, p,-the cord-guide being sithated at oneside of the pivots a, on which the frame 'swingjs, and theaxle of-the; spool M- at the other side of the said pivots. one end of the spoolgax'le projects beyond tho spool-frame, and aspringyr, i'sproi yided to bear against it andpush the spool toward the ringcarrierl). One of the heads 8 of' the spool vis made larger. than-the other. a and the spool-frame-isiso-situated thatthis enlarged head is in the same vertical plane. as the rimof thefring-carrier, and vispressed gainstit' byjthespring r so that the-ring earlier, when turned, tendsito turn the spool,

by frictional contact. With-th'espOoI-head, in a directionto wind up the'cord; (This mechanism} therefore, tends not only to resist the "'drawing'oflf of cordfrom the spool, andthereby makes-tension 'up'on'i-t by frictionfbut also causes the spool to wind upflfany 'slack cord which may Deformed in the P11165 43 b g- In orderto adjust the tension of th'ecord, a.v set-screw, t, is-provided to'pre'ssfthe spring r with; greaternor less force-hgaillshfthespool axle, and-thereby cause more ojr' less friction between. the gspool-h'ead and. the ring-carrier- As the cord 'guide p and spool-axle areat opposite sides'of the pivots ofihefspoolframe,

it acts as dimer, and the drawing ofthe: cord from the spool :tends to 1d raw the? spool-head from is being carried round the"gavel th'anitis at othertimese v The mechanism for ty ing;,the ,:'c.o (1 nto a knot'operatesu'pon the'sameprinciple as that, describ'ejd' iu my aforesaid pa tent, dated the 1 18 64, the principal instrument being a turning tying-bill. This mechanism is situated at the side'of the'apparatu's opposite that atwhich the cord-spool is placed; The-tying-bill Q, is constructed as describedin my said patent, and is secured to the end of a shaft, u,-whose opposite end is' fitted with the pinion R, by means of which previous to the binding of each the rim' of the ring-carrier, qconse quently the cord-is under'fless' tension while'it tying-bill is turned. The shaft turns in bearings carried by the swinging frame 8, which is arranged to 'swing toward and from the ring-carrierD, upon a; pivot, '0, and, when tying is not being effected, is held in the position in which itis'represented'at Fig. 12,11 a'spring,

i-w, coiled upon its pivot, 22. The upper-ex tremity of the sw-i n gin g frameisconneoted with v a stationary, bracket, T, projecting from the v pair of toggle-E jointed links, a: :0, which, when theframeis sw-nngforward (as'.rcpresented at Fig. 13) to frame-work, by means of a theproper position for the tying-bill to commouse to operate upon the cord, are by-th'at forwardmovemc'nt extended in line'with each other,.a.nd-are held'there. by a. spring, 1, Figs.

14. and-14"-,-1acting-upon the spur a of-one of; the links, while aset-screw, a, passing thronghfithe bracket 1 in a position toact upon the'heel of the other link, determines'thc position of both. When the links are so extended, the swinging frame is held stationary 'untilzthe links are trippcd'by the application of'pressure' to the face of the spur 0'0 the effect of which is to flex the. joint of-the links and segmental rack of sufficient length to act upon the pinion ltf'ofthe tying-bilhand turn it a complete revolution, and also with two lugs, z z, 'one-of' which, z, is in theproper position to bearagainst the hinder side of the swing- :i'ngfframfand push it forward, while the other,f:z!,=-is. inthe proper'poSition to bear against' the-front side of the swinging frame and push it backward after the rack has ,turnedjthetying-hilt The latter lug,-z, is' fitted with an pinfwhich-projects from-it in. a

properposition to bear against the face ofthe spur vi-of the link x, and trip the link just before the lug is borne against the swinging frame, so that the swinging frame is fiber-ri ged before the swinging sector tends to push it backto its normal position; The sectorv is 'connected-by' a link, d, with one end of a lever, V,-which is pivoted to the frame of the binding'apparatus, and has ahandle,f, formed upon its otherend, to which the hands of the operatorof vthe mechanism canbe applied. v'lhe pivot of'ihe swinging frame and that of the swingingsector are eccentric to each.

other; hence,z.when the two are swung forward together, the pinion R gradually ap; proaches itherack, andwhen the tying-bill reachestitsmost forward position the pinionteeth: are engaged with thelast tooth of the rack, 'as seen at 1 g, .13. When, therefore, the

swinging sector is moved back by the lever V, p the rack turnsthe pinion and tying-bill,- and swin ing 49,97o' I r "5 when the swinging frame is-shovedhac'k to its normal position, the pinion teeth are disenga'ged from the'rack. .The tying-bill 'isheld so: asto, point in theproper direction when moving forward hymeans of a' spring, .y', which: engages in a recessgof' the pinion-shaft e, as seen in the sectional view, Fig. 15, end also prevents the tying-hill from being 300i:

dentollyturncd'iii the'wron'g direction.

In order that the ends of the hand of cord .hronnd the gavel.niay'beplaced in the proper position forthe tying-hill to act upon them,

the-tyinghill' and its appurtenances are separated from the gavel of grain hyo plate, W,

having a forked slot, I, into. which the ends of the hand (which are carried upward by the upward movement: of the. cord-holder esit approaches theend of'its revolution round the gavel) are guided by the flanged rim of a guide-plate, X, whiohis secured tetheringcerrier l), and moves with it. The fork of the slot I is below the range of motion of the tying-hill, so that'th'e ends of the band are sepernted by the plate-W from the gavel, and are carried upward together past the rangeof thotying-bill. Moreover, as. the inner side ofthe corol holder is a short distance from the gave-Lille e'ndsof the hand extending across the specs between "the I end oi the slot I and the cordholder diverge from the plate W o snficient distance toipermit the book of the tying-hill to enter hetweenihejends of. the handand'r-theplote iln ordetj that the ends of the hand may not escape from their positions'in the forked slot during the tying, n segmental shield-plate, Y, is secured to the the gavel in a straight line, and the sheaves are below thestopping-point of the cordholder, the cord-holder case bears against the cord leading from the sheaves some time-before it reaches itss'toppin g -point, and as the cord must of necessity be permitted to run over the cord-holder case until the cord-holder nearly reaches its stopping-point, a protector, consisting of a notched slide,- 9, is provided to prevent-the cord from entering within the gripe of .the cord'holder until .that time. This slide is arrangedto mo vein andout of a recess in the ord holder case, and is connected with an elbow-lever, h, which is pivoted to the guidepla e X, secured to the ring-carrier. In 0rd er to wperote it,"a plate, Z, is SECUI'ld to the frame of the-apparatus in such position that the end of the elbow-lever It bears against its inner curved face, and holds the fork of the slide sufficientlyabovethe crotch of the cord holder case to prevent the cord from engaging in the cord-holder. 'llhe length of the plete n is such that itcontinnes to operate upon the elbow-lever h, and] hold the slide nritil jest before the cord-holder reaches its stoppingpoint, whemtheend of the elbow-lever eseepfl Jog, permits the slide to sink in its recess and let the oord enter the oordholderq. i

- in order thntithe'hnnd nround. the shoot rnoylieserered from the cord lending from the epoch the lower edge oi the slide K'is provided with tonnes, and the lower guide m of the slide has n notch, c formed in it in the line in whioh the cord extends from the or the slot l to the oord-holden- Woes, the slide is in normal position, it overlops this notch. end eloses When the slide is moved ihrwerd, it onrrios' the knife heck foremost across this notch and opens it to receive the cord, end when the slide is drownlonol:-

word, the knife-edge, noting open the cord held in the notch, severe it, As the lrnil'e in shove the tying-hill, end hetween it and the cord-holder, the-onttingtslros piece between the knotted hnnd'ond the ren ninder of the cord, nnd'the end of the cord lending from the spool is left foot in the cord-holder; The slide which o'orries'the knife olso operates the oscopomentof the oompressiilg-strsp holder, on lie-lore descriloed, in order thnt it may he moved. by the l7, to which the power is epplied for working the tying-hill, the under side of the slidellos e' recess formed in it with;

"two shoulders, j 5?, and onnrrn, B1, is secured to the swinging fronts in the proper position to not ogeinst the front shoulder j of the slide when the swinging fronts is moved iorwnrd, end ngninst the rear shonlder j when the swinging i'ronie is moved hoohword, thus illh porting the proper motions to the slide and to the knife, and to the escnpernentol the'oonapressing-strep holder whioh 'theslido operates upon. As the slide requires to hemoved n lessdistance thanthe swinging frame, it is orrengeditoslioie st on angle to the general direction in which the end of the arm. 18 is moved, so that the letter separates from the 'reer shonlderg," of the slide after the; arm B has moved the slide the requisite distance, and does not engage with the forward shoelder until it has nearly completed its forward movement.

It is important that the revolution of the ring-carrier should he stopped automatically when it has carried the cord-holder and compressing-strap to the positions which they are to occupy dnring the tying of the bond, it is also important that the ring-carrier should be prevented from. running backward when the hands of the operator are removed from the crank-"noodles it E. In order toperform these operations, at stop, e is'secnred to the frome of the apparatus, and a pairof dogs, m m, are secured in e case, G to the ring-carrier in proper positions for their ends to act upon the opposite sides of the stop when the ring-carrier reaches the required position for stopping,

The dogs point in opposite directions, and are.

pivoted at'their buttsto the case GK They are combined by a lever, n Fl". 6, so "that when the end. of theforward one, m, is depressed into the case. in which it is pivoted, the end of the rear dog m is of necessity raised out of the casing. The forward dog in is acted upon by a spring, 0, which raises its end from the case, and when it has been raised by the spring the distance required tr. act upon-the stop tr its further movement is prevented by a rest, 9, against which a spur, h", of the dog then abuts. The end of the rear dogm is depressed into its case bythe action of a spring, c, upon a spur, hi, projecting from its butt, and consequently its end cannot protrudefrom thecnso unless it is raised by press: are applied to the forward dog in, and propagated through the hirer n From this com bination of dogs it results that when the ringcarrier approaches the completion of its revolution, the forward dog m is carried beneath the stop 0, and is thereby depressed iutoits case, while the rear dog m is at the same time caused to protrude so as to abut against the stop e, and stop the movementot' the ring. As the cadet each dog is notched, and the opposite sides of the stop have each a tooth formed upon them to engage in the notches of the dogs, the rear dog continues engaged with the stop as long as it is pressed against it, while the forward dogmises the beyond the stop so as to' moment it prevent the ring cnrrier from running backward. As soon as the movement of the ringcarrier is stopped, the hands of the operator are withdrawn from the crank-handles E E, whereupon the strain of the compressing-band draws back the ring-carrier until the forward dog m bears firn'il y against the stop. As this *slight retrograde movement of the ringcarrier withdraws the end of the roar dog; from the stop sutiiciently to disengage its notch, the action of its spring, 0*, withdraws it into its case, so that it isont of the way when the next gavel is to be encircled with cord.

In the operation of the machine, it is advantageous that the ring-carrier should be per-. mitted to retrograde slightly when the, tyingbill is operating upon the cord,- as such movement tends to prevent the cord from breaking in the operation of tying. Such retrograde movement is permitted in this machine by hingiug the stop 6" to the frame of the machine so that itslower end maymove to and fro in the direction in which the adjacent part of the. ring-carriermoves, and by providing a spring, k", to press it forward, the tension of the spring being adjustable by a screw, 1 Hence,

' when the strain to move the ring-carrier backward exceeds the power of the spriugk the stop yields, and permits the desirable retrograde movement. It is also advantageous to relax the strain. upon the compressing-band when thetying-bill takes hold of the cord.

Such slackeniu g is permitted by the operation a ringcarrier to of the escapement G, because when the slide K disengages the pallet of the escapament from the pin withwhich it is in contact, the strap-holder is permitted to'turn until its turther movement is prevemted by the action of the other pellet of the .escapament,jantl this partial turning relaxes the compressing-strap without letting it go, that operation being offected when the slideK is withdrawn as the knot is being completed.

The mechanism thus described permits the employment of common rope as the material for the compressing-band in amachine having gavel, and as a considerably longer rope may be placed in the machine than-is required at any one time, the surplus being coiled up at the place where the rope isrse-t cured to the frame, this snrplus'forms areserve which is drawn forward as the knot is worn ed by use, thus permittiugthe free end of the rope to be formed into a new knot. The cost, therefore, of keeping the compressing strap in working order is considerably less than it would be if it were aflat leather strap such as has heretofore been used in connection with a ring-carr'ier, and when it is worn out it may be easily replaced by any farmer.

Having thus described a machine embodylog all parts of my invention in the best form which. I have thus far produced, Iclaim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent. p

1. The arrangement of the cog-wheel that transmits motion to the ring-carrier of a binding apparatus upon the axle of, one of the wheels which holds the ring-carrier in its place, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in the same binding apparatus, of a ring-carrier and a vibrating tension-arm to control the compressing-strap, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the ring-carrier of a binding apparatus with a strap-holder of suits the sheaf, substantially as set forth. 5. The combination of the turning cordholder with the riug-carrier, substantially-as set forth.

(iQThocombination of' the turning cord holder and ring-carrier with a grooved case,

' substantially as set forth.

, 7 I do not claim to have invented the com bination of the spool with the ring-carrier, so-

thatthe former is turned by the latter by friction, nor the movement of such a spool relatively to t.:e ring-carrier for the. purpose of relaxing the tension upon the binding material; but I claim thecom-bination of the cordspool and its friction apparatus with a 'swingcarry the strap round the piece of ing frame and cord-guide; substentiaiky h set QQEVQ Y i forth so that the tension is relaxed by rem instrument for transmitting motion to the esing the binding material from the spool. Z eopement of the oompressing-strap holder,

8. The combination of the moving-frame of! substantially as set forth. the tying-bill with the fixed frame-work of the A3 The eombinetion oi a pair of springbimlin g apparatus by toggle jointed iinks, dog on the ming-emrier with a, yielding stop substantially as set forth. upon a eme-Wo'ckef the binding apparatus,

, 9. The combination of the slotted plate for eubstan l 3' as eetforth. 1

holding the cord-band with the guide-plate for In witne; whereof I have hereunto see my guiding it into the slot of the said plate, sub hand this fitiflfey of February, A. D. 1865.

etantialiy as set forth.

10; The eombiaation of the cord-holder with I JACOB REBEL. a movable protector, substantially as set forth Witne see I 11. The combination of the tying-bill and. i W, F. BEHEL, movable knife, substantially as set forth J. Gr. MANLOVE.

2. The combination of isoe kniie aim the 

